John Hedges and Pat Brown
Face-Off In Style Ahead of British Title Showdown!
(September 16th) Pat Brown channeled his inner ‘Gentleman’ as he faced-off with ‘The Gentleman’, John Hedges, ahead of their showdown this Saturday for the vacant British & Commonwealth Cruiserweight Titles – live worldwide on the Global Home of Boxing, DAZN.
The undefeated rivals both share great expectations and stood, suited and booted, toe-to-toe for the first time during fight week at the lavish, sprawling country grounds of Arley Hall in Cheshire before they battle it out for the prestigious Lonsdale belt at Manchester’s Co-op Live.
Team GB Paris 2024 Olympian Brown, 26, has registered six wins with six stoppages since he turned professional back in 2025.
However, his fast track to what many believe will ultimately journey towards in a World Title faces its toughest test to date in the form of Essex’s 12-0 (3 KOs) Hedges this weekend.
Despite being the ‘A-side’, the Hedges acknowledges that he may not be the favourite for the fight in Brown’s home city.
But the 24-year-old believes he is the man to defuse ‘The Bomber’ in front of his fans and capture the WBA International & IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Titles, which are also at stake.
“Although I’m the A-side in this fight, I know I’m definitely the B-side. But I kind of like that. There’s no pressure," said Hedges.
Brown, meanwhile, is excited about a major opportunity in front of him and expects an entertaining, old school shootout.
“I want to be in good fights to see what I’m about,” said Brown.
“I understand people get excited and they want to fast-track me. But I need to learn about being in deep waters.
“People get excited because I have got an exciting style. There is always pressure and the higher I go there will be more. That is up to me to get used to it.”
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John Hedges and Pat Brown headline at the state-of-the-art venue when the two undefeated rivals collide for the British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight Titles.
And the unbeaten ‘Maverick’ Masoud moves up a weight division as he challenges Argentina’s Ckari Mansilla (19-4, 13 KOs) for the vacant IBF Intercontinental and WBA International Titles.
The Stoke star was sensational in his last outing back in December last year when he overcame Peter McGrail for the European Super Bantamweight crown with a classy, unanimous points victory.
Now the 15-0, 4 KOs, fighter – who is trained by Ben Davison – is looking to rise up the rankings and challenge for honours in the 126lbs division.
Another fighter looking to make his mark at a bigger weight division is Northampton’s Kieron Conway.
Conway (23-4-1, 7 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time since last October when he bravely surrendered his British and Commonwealth titles in a stoppage defeat by George Liddard at York Hall.
But he is bidding to campaign for the prestigious Lonsdale belt once more at Super Middleweight when he steps up to challenge former English Super Middleweight ruler Mark Jeffers in a British title eliminator.
The ‘Wigan Warrior’ Joe Howarth (15-2, 4 KOs), in his first fight since February, is back too as he takes on Lancashire’s undefeated Josh Holmes (18-0, 7 KOs).
Manchester’s own Alfie Middlemiss – trained by Jamie Moore – looks to extend his impressive start to life as a professional when the 23-year-old 6-0 charge faces Ireland’s ‘Short Fuse’ Featherweight Gerard Hughes (6-1-1).
Another local lad in Lancashire’s Tom Rafferty (187-0, 7 KOs) is out to ensure he maintains his 100 per cent record too when the Middleweight prospect takes on Ireland’s ‘Kingdom Kid’ Liam Walsh (9-1-2, 4 KOs).
And exciting Welsh youngster Garan Croft, who trains out of former World Champion Anthony ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla’s Manchester gym, joins the card as the 6-0, 2 KOs Middleweight hopeful bid to continue his flourishing career with his seventh career victory.
Pat Brown vs John Hedges:
Countdown To Clash Of Unbeatens!
(September 9th) Unbeaten cruiserweights John Hedges and Pat Brown countdown to their September 19 showdown for the vacant British & Commonwealth Titles at the Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, UK.
A huge night of Championship boxing is in store at Manchester’s Co-op Live on Saturday, September 19 – live worldwide on DAZN – as Eddie Hearn today announced an exciting undercard featuring Shabaz Masoud.
Watch Unbeaten Cruiserweights
Pat Brown & John Hedges
Face Off Before A Live Audience!
(August 14th) Unbeaten cruiserweights John Hedges and Pat Brown are face to face in front of a live audience ahead of their massive September 19 showdown for the vacant British & Commonwealth Titles.
Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn said: “Hedges versus Brown is one of the best domestic showdowns of the year – and now we have an undercard stacked with some of the country’s most promising young talent and seasoned campaigners.
“Shabaz Masoud was excellent in Monte-Carlo last December. He’s had back-to-back statement wins over the likes of Peter McGrail and Liam Davies. Now he’s jumping up, I fully expect him to be a handful at Featherweiight.
“Kieron Conway, also moving up in weight, needs no introduction and his opponent Mark Jeffers will provide a great challenge in what will be a brilliant eliminator for the British Super Middleweight Title.
“And we’ve got some exciting young talent in the form of Alfie Middlemiss, Tom Rafferty and Garan Croft all out to stretch their winning records.
“You’d pay to see the Main Event alone, but this entertaining undercard is guaranteed to provide proper value for money at the Co-op Live on September 19th. Be there or tune in, live on the Global Home of Boxing, DAZN.”
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After the success of snooker in the 1980s, Matchroom Sport moved into boxing with two small hall shows followed by Frank Bruno v Joe Bugner at Tottenham Hotspur’s ground – the biggest boxing event of 1987. That launched the company into the boxing big-time, a position it has maintained ever since.
Through the 1990s Matchroom Sport’s boxing roster featured many of the biggest names in the sport including Lennox Lewis, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Steve Collins and Naseem Hamed, all in world title fights and it continues to work with some of the biggest names in UK boxing including Audley Harrison, the 2000 Olympic Super-Heavyweight gold medalist.
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